Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium flavoviride (Deuteromycotina) to Schistocerca americana (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1539-1545

  Sieglaff, D H ^a   Pereira, R M ^a   Capinera, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Grasshopper; Microbial control

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; NEARCTIC; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA AMERICANA;

EID: 0343802594     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1539     Document Type: Article

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